Semiconductors
Samsung expects chip demand rebound in second half
Improved outlook comes after quarterly operating profit plunged 95%
South Korea
Automobiles
Hyundai Motor posts record profit despite slumping China sales
Flush with cash, automaker to expand in North America, Southeast Asia and India
Semiconductors
SK Hynix says memory chip recovery has begun, flags robust AI demand
Reports $2.28bn operating loss in the June quarter, revenue down year-on-year
Companies
LG Display forecasts Q4 profit after 5th straight quarterly loss
Company sees falling stockpiles of display panels driving fresh demand
Indo-Pacific
'China-led order won't materialize': Japan experts call for realism
Tokyo should team with 'middle powers' for more autonomy, new report says
Economy
South Korea's GDP up 0.6% in Q2 despite export decline
Growth comes with imports down, as consumption remains weak
N Korea at crossroads
North Korea fires 2 missiles after U.S. submarine arrives in South
Launches follow weekend barrage of cruise missiles fired into the sea off west coast
N Korea at crossroads
U.N. Command has reached out to North Korea over U.S. soldier
Official says 'none of us know' how case of private who ran across border will end
International relations
North Korea fires cruise missiles, says South Korean military
Launch comes only days after firing of two ballistic missiles
Interview
Japan 'key' in handling any Indo-Pacific contingency: top U.S. general
India is 'very important' strategic ally for free, open region, says Gen. Milley
Indo-Pacific
China and Russia kick off military exercises in Sea of Japan
Drills aim to counter U.S.-Japan-South Korea cooperation, improve joint operations
International relations
U.S., Japan, South Korea head into Camp David summit with fast-paced diplomacy
Pyongyang shrugs off 50-plus discussions in 2022 as missile launches continue
Cryptocurrencies
South Korea asks cyber firms for advice on North's crypto crimes
Pyongyang known for flashing sharp computer skills to boost weapons program
International relations
U.S., South Korea, Japan to hold summit in August: Yoon's office
Two Asian leaders to visit Biden in hope of bolstering trilateral ties
Economy
South Korea's minimum wage set to surpass Tokyo's
Agreed-on 2.5% hike is much smaller than 27% sought by labor
International relations
North Korea fires 2 missiles after U.S. submarine arrives in South
Yoon Suk Yeol boards USS Kentucky, speaks of 'end of' Pyongyang's regime
Energy
South Korea moves forward on reactor construction plans
Nation needs to think about new nuclear plants, says energy minister
Defense
U.S. nuclear missile sub visits South Korea as allies launch talks
Kurt Campbell, Seoul officials discuss nuclear response in case of war with North
Natural disasters
South Korea flood deaths rise to 39; Yoon orders all-out rescue
12 deaths came in tunnel after burst levee and flash flood trapped vehicles
Technology
South Korea's Naver bets on generative AI as Google encroaches
Partnership with Samsung to develop chips for data processing servers
Market Spotlight
Indonesia, South Korea bonds benefit from China turmoil
Foreign investors favor Asian debt markets where currency gains are expected
Natural disasters
Bodies pulled from flooded tunnel in South Korea after heavy rains
Rainfall had forced more than 6,100 people to evacuate in the past several days
Ukraine war
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol makes surprise Ukraine visit
Seoul to expand support shipments to Kyiv but no word on weapons supplies
Natural disasters
South Korea landslides and floods kill more than 20, over 4,000 evacuated
Torrential rains for a third day in a row also sends water over a dam